I Married My Cousin - And We Have 3 Kids | MY EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY

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CELINA, 37, and husband Joseph, 44, from Colorado, had the shock of their lives when they found out after three children and 10 years of marriage, they were in fact cousins. This all started when Celina decided to look into her heritage, however she never thought she would uncover a truth that would shake the very foundations of their happy family. Celina told Truly: "We decided to do our DNA test and that's when we found out. I was a little sick to my stomach. In my head I thought we were supposed to get divorced." Despite this 'devastating' news, the couple had a loving family and decided to stay together. But when they shared their story online, they were met with a tirade of judgement and hate. The couple said: "People have called it 'sick', 'why would you marry your cousin?' It's 'disturbing' and 'disgusting', 'I'd be embarrassed if I were those kids'." Regardless of the hateful comments the family have received, Celina and Joseph remain defiant and with the support of their family, ignore the haters so they can continue their life together. Joseph added: "To the people who were giving us negative comments, it's easy to speak on the outside without knowing the whole inside story. We found out almost 11 years later, three kids later... It's just not something you break up and walk away from."
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[@aceyfan]

I don't understand why they felt the need to put their business in the streets. Just don't tell nobody.

[@tearose9938]

They're trying to make some money off of it

[@missfortune8553]

Fr. If this happened to me, that information would go with me to the grave.

[@missfortune8553]

@@tearose9938I can’t imagine it would be enough to ever make it worth it.

[@letmelick]

Money and clout

[@maxineperez3141]

Agree but they want to be famous

[@Tiny_diabla]

I don’t see why people feel the need to tell social media everything about their relationship. And then they get upset when people don’t agree with them. There will always be people out there in the world that don’t agree with everything you say or do. It’s just life

[@boss7229]

Facts! Get this on the low, but people just want clout

[@pauobunyon9791]

Wiser words have never been spoken. ...The other thing is I think people should get private therapy BEFORE they go public with ALL there bees wax. . .Either way its great entertainment when they do 😂

[@crystahuggins]

Point

[@yellowbeez93]

Do you apply the same logic with straight marriages?

[@thighmaster4000]

Even second cousins can marry in all 50 states. This couple is 3rd to 5th cousins--most of us have never met relatives that far out. This really isn't a risk genetically either.

[@quesadilla9957]

Yeah people are being too dramatic

[@Aaron-kj8dv]

Yeah isn't like that your grandfather's cousin's grandchild? It's kind of weird but not like super scandalous

[@hhlentz]

@@Aaron-kj8dvNo. Fifth cousins share a great-great-great-great grandparent. So, my dad’s father is my grandparent. My great-grandparent is is my dad’s father’s father (i.e my dad’s grandfather). My great-great-grandparent is my dad’s father’s father’s father (the father of my dad’s grandfather). My great-great-great-grandparent is my dad’s father’s father’s father’s father. And so on. These two people are only peripherally related, not much more than most people. We’re all ultimately related somehow.

[@alchemyofcolorandstyle]

Yeah that was anticlimactic… but Im glad it worked out for the better!

[@boiwatchoutboi4382]

Like i barely even consider second cousins my cousins, i dont think anyone would bat an eye after 3rd deegre. My grandparents came from the same small village where everyone has the same surname, they never took any dna test as long as they werent closely that related its fine, lmao. Aint nothing special abt this case

[@Charlotte66666]

I probably wouldn't make that public as I'd be worried about the children being bullied.

[@missfortune8553]

💯💯💯

[@AM-sk1tv]

Exactly

[@__-si9ux]

What's wrong in getting married to cousins cousins are not brother an sister

[@dawn9532]

@@__-si9ux profile picture checks out

[@__-si9ux]

@@dawn9532 What this suppose to mean

[@moopdedoop]

I mean, 3rd-5th cousins isn't that big of a deal. It means they shared a great-great-grandparent at the most. I'm sure people throughout the early to late 18-19th centuries were mostly somewhat related to their spouses. It's just less common these days.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Yes and it is first cousins that are a bigger deal. The further out it is the less of a deal it is.

[@terriwetz6077]

Exactly what I was thinking. Folks didn't have the ability to travel often back then so it was very common to see marriages criss cross between families. And you can bet there was always one old person in each family line keeping track of the genealogy to avoid any "kissing cousins" occurrences! 😁

[@GawdsNectar]

I doubt anyone they know or anyone who comes across their story would even care. Seems more like click bait

[@cherylwade264]

​@@GawdsNectar A long time ago families knew each other. Some people don't know their 1st or 2nd cousins. Blended families from multiple marriages. The couple were together for 11 years before they found out. Beyond the 4th generation is alright. This couple might have helped other people feeling guilty Because they didn't know at the beginning.

[@syieda1]

Yeah exactly ..no problem marrying ..not advice able if they are the 1 st Cousin but they are not

[@mommadrama87]

3rd or 5th cousins is no big deal. Everyone is related on some level. They had no idea to start with. Why judge them for not knowing?? They are happy and have 3 beautiful, healthy children.

[@munchkin0518]

Wow, the resemblance is strong. Lucky your kids are healthy. But curious, why would you tell people that you're cousins? No one needs to know.

[@onlyoldnavy]

Attention makes you do stupid things.

[@07venna]

She knew it would get views for sure

[@l0rdapophis]

RIGHT?! *NO ONE* would've known if this happened to me 🤚🏽😭

[@missfortune8553]

Fr. Personally I’d take that information to the grave.

[@missfortune8553]

@@07venna yeah but, WHY THOUGH?! What kind of validation does this provide? They aren’t being paid. Why would anyone WANT to admit they’re in an incestuous relationship?! I just can’t wrap my head around it. 😭

[@wynterbreeze1202]

She's talking about her kids complexions ; She obviously doesn't know the difference between light skin and dark skin because they're the same complexion. I would've kept this info to myself. You don't make stuff like this public. It can ruin her children. Granted, they didn't know and I don't blame them for staying together.

[@ziggyrandle]

Especially with me being black knowing what a dark skin person and a light skin person looks like I am puzzled. 😀

[@taraahern7544]

I came here to say this lol the boys look the same

[@wynterbreeze1202]

@@ziggyrandle Right, cuz I'm Black as well. WE KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!

[@Lalamary2266]

I’m not bothered. All things are relative, so what we consider dark as black people is going to be different than what they consider dark 🤷‍♀️

[@MaiMai-ys4yg]

right??!!!!!! It’s not like Drake and his dad or Beyoncé and her dad. Those are obvious differences. their entire family looks the same. Lol

[@MichellesDollCollection]

3rd to 5th cousin isn't to close

[@clintmuir7164]

Exactjy

[@shawnas.4459]

My wife and I talked about what we would do if our DNA test showed we were counsins. She said, "We already married..." 😂

[@SweetE1403]

😂

[@Jill_MA]

Third cousins only share an average of 0.78% DNA. Fourth cousins share an average of 0.20%. Fifth is 0.05%. All these amounts are negligible and there is really no more chance of a recessive gene disorder being passed onto the children of any of these unions than in unrelated people. These numbers come from the 23andMe site. There is no problem at all with this marriage, and even if they had known beforehand the only illegal union is between 1st cousins.

[@TamuNgina]

Thanks for properly breaking it down. There are a lot of people who end up marrying the third, fifth etc cousins and don’t even know it. Especially when you come from an area where groups or families of people have lived for more than a couple hundred years. This was a waste of time and just puts a spot light on the kids to be picked on.

[@mellyremy9292]

Yes.. That just counsin right.. It ok.. But that guy not brother

[@cannamemama4505]

So it weirds me out some, but in my state, you can marry a 1st cousin. I met an older couple who did. They never had kids, I think they had genetic screening done that determined it would be higher risk for them to but I could be wrong and they just played it safe because they didn't have that testing when they married.

[@TheOnlyWil]

Why are they telling the world about this? If I found out I had married and had children with my cousin I would take it to the grave to save the shame. It’s the children who are going to get the bulk of the stigma and embarrassment so why put that on them when you could’ve kept it a family secret?

[@SharonHF]

That’s a lot further apart than many royal families in the past..

[@katherinehalliwell]

I mean they didn't know they were cousins until they took the test years later. The kids look healthy and loved. Usually when cousins get married and have kids they have disabilities and stuff. So it's surprising that they all are healthy. I support them.

[@thighmaster4000]

First cousins have a higher chance of inheriting birth defects, but 3rd-5th as they are is enough genetic diversity. Third cousins share great great grandparents. That's 14 other people adding their genes to the pool for each person for diversification.

[@katherinehalliwell]

@Ki We yeah that's what I meant. They aren't first cousins so it wouldn't be as bad. I've seen on youtube some pretty sad first cousin marriages and they had kids and the kids had major medical issues. It was so sad. But they look healthy and the parents didn't know until 10 years later. So I don't see the problem. Plus if they were to divorce it would be really hard on their kids.

[@uderzo1984]

3rd-5th cousins are nothing, that's pretty distant. I have cousins in the states due to the migration from Europe in the 1800s and early 1900s, so yeah, the gene pool between me and them have grown quite large since then. The amount of genes that these two people share are minute. But genealogy are fun, to see that we all are connected. But I feel a bit sorry for people that just hear "cousin" and doesn't understand what it means, there is zero reason to be mean to this people. Statistically speaking there are probably more people that has been with or are with a distant cousin than you might think ;-)

[@hayleymariemills]

I support them as well but I think it's disrespectful to the kids to put it out there. They made the decision to share but they took that privacy away from the kids bc unless someone takes the time to understand they found out so much later, the kids are gonna get treated unfairly by others.

[@99thJediWarrior]

​@kiwe3546 Yea and it's not like they went into this knowing they were fam in the first place.

[@tahutira480]

They didn't know so I wouldn't feel any shame, however I would NOT have told anyone except for their mate, not even the kids.

[@mooremom212]

Why is nobody talking about how mature these kids are!❤

[@karyannfontaine8757]

This couple did not know they were cousins. DNA told them they were related. Their children seem to have no problems. The children, the parents must not be disrespected for what they did not know. Such a nice family must stay together. I was told, my grandmother's oldest brother married his cousin. They had one son, were married about 60 years.

[@samuraijoke16]

First cousins don't even have genetic disabilities like that, its usually when siblings have children that their genetics are so close that it causes disabilities

[@samuraijoke16]

@@k1_w3 I guarantee the issues are much worse with siblings, like The Whittaker family, from Odd, West Virginia, are so inbred that many members have clear mental disabilities and cannot properly speak and they didn't do that by falling in love with cousins lol 😆 you can have children with your first cousins and not have any clear disabilities and you've already been told that it's normal in some parts of the world to marry your first cousin so idk why you're trying to get your point across with everyone on this post, you're clearly too obsessed with this 😄

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

@@samuraijoke16 First cousins is still too close for marriage.

[@samuraijoke16]

@@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj no duh 🙄

[@Donotevengotherewithme]

I mean, what are they supposed to do after being married for so long and with 3 children? You don't just up and leave. They all look happy and healthy. Now, knowing you're marrying your cousin is a different story.

[@dreezvs]

Get divorced & never have sex again lol that’s weird regardless

[@Donotevengotherewithme]

@@dreezvs You've never been in actual love before, have you? It's weird, yea, but if they're ok with it, who gives a damn what anyone else thinks.

[@l0rdapophis]

@@dreezvs 💯

[@ayamtaken2580]

The sex just got better

[@grassfedcharlie]

@@DonotevengotherewithmeI’ve been in love before but definitely NOT with my damn cousin. Y’all are nasty

[@jaleeag]

I found out that my ex-cheer coach is my 3rd to 5th cousin via DNA testing. It can definitely happen!

[@olliegarcia2306]

Um so we’re y’all sleeping together as well??

[@jaclynm7122]

They do look very alike, but it's not their fault they didn't know that they were cousins. They seem sweet and take good care of their kids. People judge too harshly.

[@nixbailey5406]

I'm over here thinking they're 1st-2nd cousins. Please, 3rd and beyond? You're good. Lol

[@Taj-Mahal]

I wouldn't know my 4th or 5th cousin either! I barely know my 3rd cousins.

[@einienj3281]

I have no idea about my third cousins, barely know my second cousins..

[@The315fan]

I’m the same, except that I had made contact with a 3rd cousin via ancestry research. I also found whilst carrying out family history research that I discovered a 4th cousin (without making contact) who is married to a descendant of Queen Victoria!

[@bp7707]

I worked with a woman that married her first cousin, she said it was completely normal for her culture and she wasn't ashamed of it. I couldn't imagine it myself, growing up with my cousin's that aspect of crossing that familial boundary into a romance is a complete taboo. This couple being 3rd or 4th cousins only finding out through a dna test years later really doesn't seem like too much of a big deal imo.

[@yellowbeez93]

For all we know, it would be weird to the middle centurians to openly talk to ones cousins.

[@AngelOfDarknesss95]

Technically we are all related. You can marry your second cousin in all 50 states. And they are 4 or 5th cousins. So there is no risk for the kids. I'm sure this happens more often then we realize.

[@joyonyemaobi108]

Shut up

[@Sufia_Rafidah_Buster]

This is normal in some cultures, my parents are first cousins - both my maternal and paternal grandmothers are sisters.

[@777midori]

How close is a 3rd to 5th cousin? Not only did they not know, seems like they are kind of distant cousins.

[@sunnydaysatl]

We found out my grandparents were cousin My grandfather found out the man he thought was his father wasn’t. It’s a small town so wasn’t surprised.

[@BensonNyasae]

Technically it's not their fault. I mean, they were unaware they are related.

[@BayleeTheDiamondFairyQUIT]

Even if they knew they were cousins or even if they were 1st or 2nd cousins, I’d still support them because love is love 🩷

[@Rr-qz5rc]

we're not mad y'all stayed married, we're mad you told us

[@yellowbeez93]

Why are you mad? They dont harm you. If anything this serves as information for those who care about science.

[@blueiris1542]

They didn't need too tell anybody! Lol! They didn't know!

[@brownbagz]

And my kids get mad at me because EVERYTIME they bring home a date I ask them..WHO IS YOU'RE PEOPLE?????

[@tobikeeney176]

Nothing wrong with 3rd to 5th cousin. Thats literally everyone

[@joer7446]

3rd to 5th cousins. That's nothing I live in ky and seen way worse.

[@RanadeS]

It doesn't matter . they are not first cousins it's alright.

[@RoseGS]

Gurl... 3rd to 5th cousins? Where is the juiciness? Ugh...

[@jubyrenee1640]

Third to fifth cousins isn't even that big of a deal. Like that distance is probably why their kids are healthy. If they were like first cousins, that'd be different. And they didn't even know prior. I think they made the right decision to stay together if the love and healthy relationship is there

[@LilyIan]

they’re such a cute family!

[@Lifeguard415]

It’s a lot more common than people realize. No shame! Beautiful family.

[@yellowbeez93]

People who love memes and "science" would ignore this and think it shouldnt be publicised for people to know as scientific information.

[@CL-ew7wh]

Marrying your 3rd or 5th cousin aint even bad, I thought they were gonna be 1st cousin's

[@brittanyo5182]

Their kid says “it’s not something you wanna brag about or share with the world”. He says that as they’re being documented by Truly 😂

[@lydiaohearn568]

3rd to 5th cousins aren’t even related anymore 😂

[@87alsjth]

What in the Sweet Home Alabama is this? They actually favor a lot too.

[@jesteralfonso8409]

Well it's not their fault! They found out the truth after their marriege and got kids. And the kids are healthy and happy.

[@BlurryAznboy101]

They say nobody knows you better than family 😂

[@3X0SK3L3TON]

People who are blood related have actually the unseen attraction to each other.

[@AfricanGirl]

Right. Winder y

[@shizukagozen777]

Yeah, I saw a documentary about that.

[@katiebunny3396]

This story is INSANE!! Like what are the CHANCES??? They are 3rd cousins so thats got to be why the kids didnt end up with disabilities

[@Taj-Mahal]

The DNA said 3rd to 5th..I wouldn't know any 4th or 5th cousins either.

[@aloud9738]

Maybe not physical it can also be mental.

[@IIl_393]

On one side of the family, a Consanguineous marriage has continued for generations, and guess what happened? One of my aunts who married cousin has a mentally disabled son, and her daughter has a son who does the same thing but with body problems, and he is only a child. I hope that they get better health time with time. Whenever I think about diseases in their family tree, I see the same diseases from parents being passed on to children and grandchildren due to cousin marriage.

[@hhlentz]

Third to fifth cousins are incredibly different than first or second. A person’s fifth cousin is someone who shares a great-great-great-great grandparent with him or her. These two people are so far removed from each other in terms of relations. All people on this planet are related somehow.

[@MrPallingo]

In Utah, where I live, there are countless couples related in the distant past. So many here are from the UK years ago.

[@goldenhaze6880]

They resemble each other especially in the eyes.

[@molierresignoga]

They look so alike, could pass as siblings

[@goldenhaze6880]

@@molierresignoga they kinda in a way are 😉

[@nmart1n]

They look like each other though, so how could they not know something was up? The chances of meeting your 5th cousin must be quite common if you grow up and live in the same area. My own thoughts only as I have started using 23andMe and the map of 5th cousins is really huge.

[@sheriherrick4420]

They're a loving family and everyone seems happy & healthy that's all that matters!

[@Bubblez914]

3rd to 5th?! Oh man that's not that bad. The way people were reacting was as if they were 1st or 2nd cousins. 3rd to 5th means that their most recent common ancestor would be a great-great grandparent. Think about it, 1st cousins are the children of your parents' siblings, 2nd cousins are the grandchildren of your grandparents' siblings, 3rd cousins would be the great-grandchildren of your great-grandparents' siblings. Not many people in the US have even met their grandparents, let alone great-grandparents. Unless they're like a lot of African American families that have huge family reunions, there's no way they could have known they were related from the start without the use of dna testing. At 3rd cousins, they share less than 2% of their DNA.

[@kellyChrisss]

They didn’t know, it happens they’re happy, healthy. They seem like a good family and love their children it’s all good.

[@tgoblondie]

3rd to 5th cousins? They're almost not even related hahaha

[@Ryder_OMEGA]

Hey, we love game of thrones for a reason. If you don't know, then you don't know.

[@Obatala_Vibez]

I seen this happen inJamaican families and people don’t find out until a funeral or keep they mouth closed and act like they don’t know

[@Obatala_Vibez]

@@k1_w3 yes I typed in my West Country English accent. Hope you’re not too triggered and have recovered.

[@TheContentofCory]

The Caribbean math lol. That’s why I can’t date another Jamaican. We are prob related 😂😂😂

[@alexishall7125]

3rd-5th cousins is no problem. It’s 1st cousins that become a concern.

[@zamamadondo3639]

They’re not even that closely related. They might not even share DNA and if they do it’s too small to cause issues, so nothing to worry about.

[@unlceGtv]

They look just alike crazy world 🌍

[@nanaxir]

All of us are cousins anyway.

[@Cutelilmonkey88]

If you have taken a dna test, you would be shocked at how many people you could be related to. 😳😳😳 You just never know.

[@Blessed2Bme73]

I dated my cousin for 5 years and didn't find out until we where no longer together, probably more common than we know

[@Live_InHarmony]

This is just another couple in my country. 😂😂

[@TwistTapeTechnology]

You know its legal to marry your first cousin in over half the world... so I'm not sure how this is even a story... 😆

[@elainec5801]

BORIIIIIING!! Cousins have been getting married since the beginning of time. This topic isn't weird enough for this channel! Next please!

[@onetake_sun6915]

Wow!!! They always say real life is stranger than fiction. Many blessings to them though!!!

[@alamo94gaming]

The husband didn't want that info out there, you can tell😂

[@kittiescorner222]

Honestly when you do your DNA test you end up realizing that you probably have hundreds of second and third cousins. I have way more relatives then I ever thought. So yeah, you could totally end up married to someone who is related to you. I think it would be wrong if they had known about it before, but it wouldn't make scense to split up at this point.

[@talentedcampeur7715]

they look like brother and sister 😂💀

[@Sopherian]

They both look so similar too lol

[@molierresignoga]

​@@k1_w3 They literally almost have the same face, it's crazy. They could pass as siblings

[@thediversechannel4059]

She still didn't say why she made it public..? If they don't want the kids bullied then why even have them involved in this documentary? I have so many questions...

[@lizzie3724]

Did she just say that her daughter is dark skinned? My eyes are decieving me then

[@Mrs.TJ516]

😁😁😁😁😁

[@cwell510]

The rest of the immediate family must be happy to hear this publicly 😂

[@WaLEeDaN]

As an arab and muslim , marring cousins is normal and fine , nothing wrong with it . 😊

[@JenniferJane78]

Marrying cousins was pretty common up into the middle of the 20th century, it kept farmland and businesses in the family but also there was an issue with cost of travel going to the next county even for a dance at the community hall was so expensive most could not afford it, small towns/hamlets had mostly family to choose from. First cousin marriages were discouraged due to genetic risks to children.

[@The315fan]

I found that an Uncle of my paternal grandmother married his 1st cousin in 1920. They had a daughter who in case you’re wondering was not disabled.

[@grassfedcharlie]

Wow, Truly. Y’all really be trying us. Delete this

[@bmoreesperanza]

I mean at the wedding...there was no relative that said " hey we have the same grandparents or aunts and uncles.... No family reunions How did they go so long without even a 7 degrees of separation

[@Appydem]

We are all cousins on this earth, I don't see a problem with these distant cousins

[@Roxville23]

People make it seems like marry a cousins is a big of a deal, with all the undisclose adoptions, parents giving up their rights, so many children in the system with no idea who their families are, what do you expect?? We are living in a dysfunctional society, with so many problems bigger than marrying your 5th cousin.

[@youngforeverlastingyfl1832]

All the hate is from people that need validation from other people .

[@CEB731]

Your comment make 0 sense.

[@baronghede2365]

That twist was a mess, blessed be.

[@LONEWOLF-rq5tl]

It's actually very possible to not know someone is related to you because I've several girl cousins that i saw pictures of many years ago that I've NEVER met to this day and if i ran into them we would all not know each other whatsoever besides my last name. 1 of them is absolutely GORGEOUS too!! I also have another cousin that i clearly do know since childhood but we don't talk or see each other hardly anymore since we grew up and i still have a MAJOR crush on her but she has no clue and even though I'd NEVER act on it,i dream about her and think about her all the time and i just texted her last night and told her we needed to get together and go have fun this summer and she's down.

[@a1yssaa]

uhh

[@sivan5979]

It's a really distant connection, as long as at their wedding their families didn't know each other (not even one distant uncle) then it's fine.

[@arandompieceoffruit4017]

I thought it was first cousins, 3-5 is not really bad😂

[@stephaniedavis4986]

Beautiful family

[@angiegallegos1392]

You have a beautiful family don't listen to anybody continue your beautiful marriage and raise your beautiful kids God bless you all!!! ❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏

[@october5238]

The whole family are cousins 😂

[@251979SAM]

In some cultures marrying cousins is normal and at this point why does it matter. They have an entire family with children.

[@MeditationParadiseLand]

Wishing you all the best❤️

[@annalee117]

There are so many people out there throughout the ages that have unknowingly married their cousins. And those people didn't have DNA tests. I think this happens a lot more than people think.❤

[@BridgettS]

Post Slavery in the U.S this happened A LOT. I just think now because you know and you don’t want birth defects people frown upon it.

[@A-n-n-a.1676]

Well, it is what it is but it will be what you make it. Wish you all the best! ❤️

[@tahirqkhan]

fifth cousin does not count! In many cultures first cousin marriages are allowed. Perhaps because people lived in villages, finding matches was difficult, and it was safer psychologically to marry among people you knew.

[@gypsyqueen3806]

I fully support you guys!! 3rd-5th cousins is not a big deal at all!!! Back in the day they used to purposely marry first cousins all the time!!! The wealthy families did it to keep their wealth in the family and the royalty did it to keep their blood line “pure”. I once (before I knew he was my cousin) flirted with a 2nd cousin at a bbq! Until my uncle noticed us making eyes at each other and came over to save the day and let us know!!! I can’t say I know any of my 3rd or 5th cousins! Maybe I might have met a few of them once in my life and don’t remember them, but it happens! You have a really beautiful, loving family!! Don’t ever mess that up because of what others think!! ❤️💕❤️❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕

[@Lostinisland]

Still have that in pakistan or some arabic country

[@cloroxbleach5159]

They’re barely even related 😂

[@ewokpants4891]

#1 - She started researching her DNA cus everyone kept asking her "what are you?". Americans need to get over this sad tradition of identifying as part of a "race". If someone asked me what I am, I could say a bunch of other stuff more relevant to my character like "Uncle", "Programmer", "Nerd" #2 if having kids with a first cousin is about as high a risk for genetic birth defects as a woman in her 40s (a negligible 4%), then 3rd or fifth cousins is a total non-issue.

[@erickmachuca5597]

If they truly didn't know and have been married for so many years with good looking kids no issues, I feel like they get a pass, I mean what can you do

[@RobertMartinez-ng1ts]

What a cute couple 👫

[@ervaa384]

People in other countries are still marrying their cousins..it is not something illegal or new. Why do people make such a big problem if they have healthy kids

[@elizel90]

Imagine how many married couples are finding out they are related in some way, because of all these family history DNA tests.